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The Beatification of
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

September 24, 2026 • St. Louis

Beatification News

AI is generating a mental health crisis, warns Divine Mercy University president

by Kimberley Heatherington

“Who are we? What does it mean to be human? What understanding of the person should guide technological and social development?”

Texas bishop denounces ICE shooting in Austin, says people ‘living in terror and fear’
Pope Leo XIV to travel 19,000 miles on 14 flights during trip to Peru, Argentina, and Uruguay
Why the FBI investigated Archbishop Sheen during WWII
Archbishop Sheen: How the philosophy professor became ‘God’s microphone’
Mass celebrates how Archbishop Sheen ‘knew Christ,’ understood ‘Gospel always sends us outward’

U.S. Church

Washington Letter: Advocates push Trump to raise human rights issues in Xi meeting

by Kate Scanlon

Advocates have urged President Donald Trump to raise human rights issues, including religious freedom, when Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Washington.

Washington Letter: Advocates push Trump to raise human rights issues in Xi meeting

Baltimore archbishop urges women religious to model renewal of American political culture

The ‘Camino’ of St. Francis: New California pilgrimage route offers a spiritual journey

An event guide for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

Faith, community and care for creation: The journey of Walter Mena

World

Serbian cardinal pleads against country’s exclusion after Ratko Mladic’s burial with honors

by Jonathan Luxmoore

Bosnian Serb leader Ratko Mladic died in a U.N. prison five years after being sentenced to life in prison for genocide and crimes against humanity.

Hate speech violates command to love one’s neighbor, says Vatican’s UN diplomat
Aparecida shrine celebrates completion of Rupnik-designed western facade
Pope Leo XIV names US bishops’ migration committee chair as new bishop of Joliet, Illinois
Families of inmates spend $840 million a year to support them in Brazil, Catholic ministry finds
Bishops of North America: We are a Church called to walk in communion

French Church awaits ‘breath of new life’ from Pope Leo XIV’s visit

Pope Leo warns technology cannot replace the value of human relationships

Pope Leo ends COVID-era salary cuts for cardinals and senior Vatican officials

Vatican

Pope Leo XIV calls on Latin American bishops to lead from ground, not ‘behind a desk’

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Opinion

Inspired by the zeal of the venerable Fulton Sheen, a man who lived life to the fullest

by Ely Segura

The child in surrogacy

by Katie Yoder

Catholicism comes to the Great Plains and Texas

by Father Anthony D. Andreassi

Reviews

Practical Magic 2

by Kurt Jensen
The Uprising
Coyote vs. Acme
The Dog Stars
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